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Neurotrophin-mediated neuroprotection by solid fetal telencephalic graft in middle cerebral artery occlusion: a preventive approach.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9820736     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In the present study, embryonic rat neocortex was implanted into the parietal subcortical area of adult naive animals. On the 7th day, the middle cerebral artery was permanently occluded ipsilateral to the graft. Twenty-four hours after middle cerebral artery occlusion, the extent of infarct was visualized by means of 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride histochemistry and quantified in four different standardized coronal plains. Subsequently, the effects of fetal tissue grafting and those of transplantation were identified by using glial fibrillary acidic protein and nerve growth factor immunocytochemistry. The grafts integrated well into their new environment and significantly reduced the size of infarct in middle cerebral artery-occluded animals compared with both sham-operated and control rats 24 h postoperation. The underlying mechanism of this phenomenon might be an increased neurotrophic, particularly nerve growth factor, release by the grafted fetal tissue. Moreover, reactive astroglial cells may also trigger the neuroprotection by additional ischemia-induced nerve growth factor release. The present data demonstrate the potential neurotrophin-mediated protective effects of fetal brain tissue implanted into the adult rat brain before unilateral middle cerebral artery occlusion and the beneficial effects of astrocyte activation.
Authors:
T Hortobágyi; T Harkany; R Reisch; R Urbanics; M Kálmán; C Nyakas; Z Nagy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brain research bulletin     Volume:  47     ISSN:  0361-9230     ISO Abbreviation:  Brain Res. Bull.     Publication Date:  1998 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-01-22     Completed Date:  1999-01-22     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7605818     Medline TA:  Brain Res Bull     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  185-91     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
National Stroke Center, National Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Budapest, Hungary.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / surgery*
Brain / pathology,  physiopathology,  surgery*
Cerebral Arteries*
Cerebral Infarction / pathology
Fetal Tissue Transplantation*
Male
Nerve Growth Factors / physiology*
Rats
Rats, Long-Evans
Telencephalon / embryology*,  physiopathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Nerve Growth Factors

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